Washington-1938: Workers Handling a Bucket Beside a Portable Concrete Mixer

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Washington, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Manual labor
Construction
Working life
Mechanization
Teamwork
Everyday history
Urban activity

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, facing the open drum at a slight angle
Setting: outdoor · Construction work area beside a brick building, with a street visible beyond
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Dry conditions with direct sunlight
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with deep shadows
People: 5 · Approximately five adult men, some partially obscured, wearing work shirts, trousers, overalls, caps and brimmed hats; one holds a bucket and another bends beside the machinery.
Vehicles: Period passenger automobiles
Objects: Portable concrete mixer · Open mixing drum · Metal bucket · Side handwheel · Rectangular equipment housing · Brick building · Loose construction material
Readable signs: WONDER
Colors: black · gray · off-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A capped worker holds a metal bucket beside the open mixing drum.
A man in overalls stands behind the bucket holder.
The bucket remains near the drum as the framing shifts slightly.
Another worker bends across the foreground beside the lower machinery.

Workers Handling a Bucket Beside a Portable Concrete Mixer — Clip Details

Probably Washington, United States, circa 1938 home movie footage shows a crew working around a portable concrete mixer beside a brick building. A capped worker holds a metal bucket near the open drum while other men stand behind the equipment. Another worker bends toward the lower machinery as cars pass along the street beyond. One continuous black-and-white shot records the activity with slight handheld reframing; WONDER lettering is visible on the equipment housing.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004255

Rights & Clearance

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Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary and museum requests for American construction labor and portable machinery around circa 1938.
Period detail: Separate-fender automobiles, work caps, overalls and an exposed drum mixer provide visible clues consistent with circa 1938.
Home-movie behavior: The men attend to their tasks around the equipment, giving the brief recording an informal, observational quality.
What appears in frame: The shot contains a bucket holder, an open mixing drum, a side handwheel, other workers, a brick wall and automobiles on the street beyond.
Film character: Black-and-white grain, soft projected detail, bright highlights, deep shadows and slight handheld movement give the scene its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a short labor cutaway or machinery insert within a sequence about building activity and everyday work.
Historical context: The close grouping of men around a portable mixer shows hands-on material handling beside a street-facing brick building.
Research note: People, WONDER branding and building exteriors are visible; copyright permission does not establish separate likeness, trademark or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for small-gauge construction home movies, portable concrete mixers and American work crews around circa 1938.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Kneeling rifle practice or Football running play from this reel, then other probably Washington scenes around circa 1938, followed by comparable construction labor.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Washington, circa 1938: a capped worker holds a bucket beside an open concrete mixer, with a period car visible beyond. — A worker holds a bucket near the drum; WONDER lettering appears on the housing to the right.
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Probably Washington, circa 1938: men in work clothes stand beside a portable concrete mixer with its open drum facing the camera. — The crew gathers beside the open drum and side handwheel.
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Probably Washington, circa 1938: a worker holds a bucket beside the mixer controls, with an overalls-clad man and automobile behind. — The bucket remains beside the controls as the framing shifts across the work area.
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Probably Washington, circa 1938: a worker bends beside the lower mixer frame as other men stand near the open drum and handwheel. — A worker bends toward the lower machinery in the closing moments of the shot.
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